Even if we could all band together to stop paying taxes at the same time such that they couldn't arrest of all

I've never understood the reasoning behind this standpoint.

What does it matter if it's possible for them to all get arrested or not? I get the impression people think the IRS would be so overwhelmed they'd just give up and not arrest anyone for not paying taxes.

Or do they think that while the IRS would arrest some people, the odds would be in their favor and they would get skipped?

Personally, I think the IRS would just hire more and more people to pick up the slack and they have 10 years to get to them before the statute of limitations expires.

Even worse, I think they would focus their efforts on the ones they could get the most money out of for the least amount of effort. Rich people can afford to have great lawyers who will use every loophole possible and drag the case on forever. Poor people don't have enough money to make it worth their effort.

So who does that leave? The middle class. Those who make a decent amount of money, but can't afford the shark lawyers to save them.

Please know that I'm not trying to start a fight with you over this. I'm not saying you're wrong on anything. You just happened to be the one to comment on it, and you seem to have a good grasp of the situation. I just don't understand why people think what they do on this and am hoping someone can point out what I'm missing.

Even if we could all band together to stop paying taxes at the same time such that they couldn't arrest of all of

I've never understood the reasoning behind this standpoint.

What does it matter if it's possible for them to all get arrested or not? Whenever someone says this, I get the impression they think the IRS would be so overwhelmed they'd just give up and not arrest anyone for not paying taxes.

Or do they think that while the IRS would arrest some people, the odds would be in their favor and they would get skipped?

Personally, I think they would just hire more and more people to pick up the slack and they have 10 years to get to them before the statute of limitations expires.

Even worse, I think they would focus their efforts on the ones they could get the most money out of for the least amount of effort. Rich people can afford to have great lawyers who will use every loophole possible and drag the case on forever. Poor people don't have enough money to make it worth their effort.

So who does that leave? The middle class. Those who make a decent amount of money, but can't afford the shark lawyers that the rich do.

Please know, I'm not trying to start a fight with you over this. I'm not saying you're wrong on anything. You just happened to be the one to comment on it, and you seem to have a good grasp of the situation. I just don't understand why people think what they do on this and am hoping someone can point out what I'm missing.